Sebastian Vettel - 2010 European GP winner

Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 European GP ahead of McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. This Valencia race was more exciting the previous two. However the incompetence of the race stewards and race control following the safety car deployment (after the spectacular and scary Mark Webber crash) did leave a blemish on the race result. How can a driver who overtakes a safety car end up actually benefiting from breaching the rules ? Why all the drivers investigated for their behavior behind the safety car could not be penalized during the race ? (And by the way, where did the five seconds penalty come from ?)

2010 European GP Result:

1. Vettel – Red Bull
2. Hamilton – McLaren
3. Button – McLaren
4. Barrichello – Williams
5. Kubica – Renault
6. Sutil – Force India
7. Kobayashi – Sauber
8. Alonso – Ferrari
9. Buemi – Toro Rosso
10. Rosberg – Mercedes

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Sebastian Vettel back on pole

Q3: Sebastian Vettel will start the 2010 European GP from the pole, Mark Webber will line up next him on all Red Bull front row. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso took P3 and P4 ahead of Massa, Kubica, Button, Hulkenberg, Barrichello and Petrov. The Williams drivers Hulkenberg and Barrichello posted identical times.

1. Vettel – Red Bull – 1:37.587
2. Webber – Red Bull – 1:37.662
3. Hamilton – McLaren – 1:37.969
4. Alonso – Ferrari – 1:38.075
5. Massa – Ferrari – 1:38.127
6. Kubica – Renault – 1:38.137
7. Button – McLaren – 1:38.210
8. Hulkenbeg – Williams – 1:38.428
9. Barrichello – Williams – 1:38.428
10. Petrov – Renault – 1:38.523

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Sebastian Vette - Fastest driver in the final practice

Sebastian Vettel finished on top in the final practice for the 2010 European GP. Robert Kubica was a tenth down in second place while Mark Webber further tenth down in 3rd. Fourth place belongs to Sutil, fifth to Alonso.

2010 European GP – Saturday Practice Times:

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Nico Rosberg - Fastest on Friday morning

The 2010 European GP weekend kicks-off today in Valencia with free practice sessions. Nico Rosberg was fastest in the morning practice, ahead of Hamilton and Button.

2010 European GP – Friday Practice 1 Times:

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1986 Mexican GP F1 win for Pirelli tyres (Berger, Benetton-BMW)

Pirelli will return to F1 next season for the first time since 1991. The Milan-based firm will supply all the Formula One teams from 2011-2013 with six types of tyre: four for dry weather, one for rain and one intermediate tyre. Pirelli – which has supplied tyres exclusively for the GP3 championship this year – will also supply the GP2 championship from 2011, becoming the sole provider of tyres for the most prestigious single-seater championships in global motorsport.

Here is the full text of Pirelli press release on F1 and GP2:
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After the exciting Canadian GP the season continues with European GP in Valencia, the venue that is yet to offer exciting race. Who knows, maybe this year … No matter what the prediction game continues, it is time for round 9 of our prediction game.

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Pirelli - last seen in F1 in 1991

As expected Pirelli will become F1 sole tyre supplier from 2011 season for period of three years. This is one of decisions The World Motor Sport Council meeting that took place today in Geneva. The WMSC also decided that the 107% qualifying rule will return from next season. That means that from 2011, any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 107% of the fastest Q1 qualifying time will not be allowed to take part in the race.

FIA also made some decisions that come to effect immediately following recent safety car incident (Schumacher Alonso in Monaco) and Hamilton’s running out fuel at the end of qualifying in Canada. With immediate effect, if a sample of fuel is required after a practice session the car concerned must have first been driven back to the pits under its own power. If the safety car is still deployed at the beginning of the last lap, or is deployed during the last lap, it will enter the pit lane at the end of the lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking.

Here are the decisions taken by The World Motor Sport Council today in Geneva in full:

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Here are the results of Canadian GP round of our prediction game. There was one correct prediction for both fastest lap and pole position (sainzf), one prediction had drivers from all 7 teams in the points (Alex’). The highest scores of round 8 however belong to leveller and OliOlifant – 23 points !

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2010 Canadian GP - Podium

Lewis Hamilton won the 2010 Canadian GP, Jenson Button completed another 1-2 for McLaren. Fernando Alonso finished third just ahead of Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. The remaining points went to Rosberg, Kubica, Buemi and Force India duo Liuzzi and Sutil. Both Force India drivers overtook Michael Schumacher on the last lap. Several incidents (involving among others Robert Kubica and Michael Schumacher) were investigated after the race. Felipe Massa was handed 20 seconds penalty for pitlane speeding and while Robert Kubica was reprimanded for his rather dangerous dive into the pitlane.

2010 Canadian GP – Race Result

1. Hamilton – McLaren – 1h33:53.456
2. Button – McLaren +2.254
3. Alonso – Ferrari +9.214
4. Vettel – Red Bull +37.817
5. Webber – Red Bull +39.291
6. Rosberg – Mercedes +56.084
7. Kubica – Renault +57.300
8. Buemi – Toro Rosso + 1 lap
9. Liuzzi – Force India + 1 lap
10. Sutil – Force India + 1 lap
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Lewis Hamilton on pole for the first time in 2010

Lewis Hamilton will start the Canadian GP from the pole position – first time this year the pole does not belong to Red Bull. Webber who again outqualified his team mate will line up next to him on the front row. Impressive job from Vitantonio Liuzzi – P6 for Force India. Hamilton’s fastest time came on soft tyres while Webber posted his on hard ones … The race strategies will be interesting tomorrow …

Qualifying result:

1. Hamilton – McLaren – 1:15.105
2. Webber – Red Bull – 1:15.373
3. Vettel – Red Bull – 1:15.420
4. Alonso – Ferrari – 1:15.435
5. Button – McLaren – 1:15.520
6. Liuzzi – Force India – 1:15.648
7. Massa – Ferrari – 1:15.688
8. Kubica – Renault – 1:15.715
9. Sutil – Force India – 1:15.881
10. Rosberg – Mercedes – 1:16.071
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2010 Canadian GP

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the final practice session for 2010 Canadian GP ahead of Webber, Alonso, Schumacher, Vettel, Kubica, Sutil, Button, Liuzzi and Petrov. We saw some encounters with the Montreal walls. Massa damaged his car (but returned back from pits quickly), Hamilton escaped without any damage and di Grassi spun out of the track (at the final moments of the practice).

2010 Canadian GP – Saturday Practice Times:
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Jenson Button - Fastest on Friday morning in Canada

F1 is back in Montreal. The 2010 Canadian GP started with Friday practice session for 2010 Canadian GP. Mercedes powered cars occupied the top 4 places in FP1. Fastest time went to Jenson Button ahead of Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel finished the session in 5th place ahead of Robert Kubica and Fernando Alonso.

2010 Canadian GP – Friday Practice One Times:

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